Assiniboine College will be expanding its health care training in the Westman region, thanks to new funding from the Government of Manitoba. Assiniboine will create a new Primary Care Paramedic Program that uses a rotating rural training model, allowing students to train close to their homes. All graduates will get jobs in the region through return-to-service agreements, with the first cohort beginning at the college’s Dauphin campus in January 2027. Assiniboine Allied Health Chairperson Michele Sykes told CBC that demand for the program is high, with over 100 people interested in the Dauphin offering. “We’ve heard from our community partners and from the health-care sector that we need paramedics, so we are actioning that call,” she said.
